developmental disabilities

For the second time this session, the House has given final approval to a bill that would ease restrictions on Congressional redistricting, but the Senate is not budging.

Shari Bailey, who founded Laila's Gift, explains why her non-profit is supporting a bill to build new and stronger protections for citizens with mental disabilities like dementia or autism.

The Senate opted to adhere fairly closely to the governor’s recommended state spending proposal, but the fiscal impact on the developmental disability community will be lesser.

The state is looking to change DDA policies bridge the deficit.

The fund shuffling comes at the cost of some state employee raises.

We visit Zoe's Just Dezzerts where employees who have autism work at all levels of production and customer service. Plus, we learn what resources are available for people with autism and their families.

We visit Zoe's Just Dezzerts where employees who have autism work at all levels of production and customer service. Plus, we learn what resources are available for people with autism and their families.

We go On the Record to learn about TALMAR, a nature therapy center where people with disabilities can socialize and take part in hands-on outdoor activities like planting, harvesting and more. We talk with the executive director and then pay a visit!

Even as people worry whether a recession is coming, the job market is tight: more employers looking for workers than workers looking for jobs. Some employers are taking a fresh look at what value a worker with a disability would bring to their business.

The disability advocacy group Arc Maryland has dropped the suits it filed in federal court last week charging that Baltimore City and five other jurisdictions were denying people with disabilities access to the COVID-19 vaccine.